On Thursday Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual.
When she came home she sensed __1.__ unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was __2.__ sign of forced entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room checking and __3.__ (find) her spare camera missing.
The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but she just took a short walk in a park nearby, came home through the back door and settled down to wait and see what __4.__ (happen).
It was 4 o’clock __5.__ the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box __6.__ (push) open. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of __7.__ appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. __8.__ wire turned and caught around the knob (圓鈕)on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water __9.__ the hand. A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was __10.__ (instant) pulled back, which was followed by the sound of running feet.
科目:高中英語 來源:2014年福建省龍巖市畢業(yè)班聯(lián)合考試英語卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Schooling Matters
March 25, 2014 Chengdu Michelle Obama
You see, the truth is that I grew up like many of you. My mom, my dad, my brother and I, we lived in a tiny apartment in Chicago, which is one of the largest cities in America. My father worked at the local water plant…
While we certainly weren’t rich, my parents had big dreams for me and my brother. They had only a high school education themselves, but they were determined to send us both to universities.
So they poured all of their love and all of their hope into us, and they worked hard. They saved every penny. And I know that wasn’t easy for them, especially for my father. You see, my father had serious illness called multiple sclerosis(多發(fā)性硬化癥). And as he got sicker, it got harder for him to walk, and it took him longer to get dressed in the morning.
But no matter how tired he felt, no matter how much pain he was in, my father hardly ever missed a day of work, because he was determined to give me and my brother a better life. And every day, like so many of you, I felt the weight of my parents’ sacrifices on my shoulders. Every day, I wanted to make them proud.
So, while most American kids attend public schools near their homes, when it was time for me to attend high school, I took an exam and got into a special public high school where I could get a better education. But the school was very far from my home, so I had to get up early every morning and ride a bus for an hour, sometimes an hour and a half if the weather was bad. And every afternoon, I’d ride that same bus back home and then immediately start my homework, often studying late into the night – and sometimes I would wake up at 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning to study even more.
And it wasn’t easy. But whenever I got tired or discouraged, I would just think about how hard my parents were working for me. And I would remember something my mother always told me – she said, “A good education is something that no one can take away from you.”
1.The passage can be sorted as a .
A. self-introduction B. short story C. news report D. speech draft (草稿)
2.Which of the following is TRUE about Michelle Obama and her family?
A. Her parents were poor but had good educational backgrounds.
B. She attended a public high school near her home.
C. Her father suffered a serious disease and became disabled.
D. She was aware of her parents’ sacrifices and expectations.
3.Which of the following words best describes Michelle’s father?
A. Optimistic. B. Humorous. C. Strong-minded D. Generous
4.What does Michelle mainly want to tell readers in this excerpt?
A. We should work hard and get good educations.
B. Our parents always have high expectations for us.
C. She is an ordinary person from an ordinary family.
D. The road to the US First Lady is not easy.
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The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only_________, but students became more interested in the lessons.
A. saved was teachers’ energy B. teachers’ energy was saved
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We have been friends ever________ we were at school together.
A.before B. since
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Bravely ________ they fought, they had no chance of winning the match.
A.though B. if
C.as D. because
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One of India’s top engineering schools has restricted Internet access in its boarding houses, saying addiction to surfing, gaming and blogging was affecting students’ performance, making them lonely and even suicidal.
Authorities at the best Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai said students had stopped socializing and many were late for morning classes or slept through them. “Now, a student doesn’t even know who lives two doors away from him because he is so busy on the Internet,” said Prakash Gopalan, dean of Student Affairs. “The old dormitory culture of companionship and socializing among students is gone. This is not healthy in our opinion.”
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“Starting Monday, Internet access will be banned between 11 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. at IIT?Mumbai’s 13 boarding buildings to encourage students to sleep early and to try and force them out of their shells.” Gopalan said. But the move has not gone down well with students who say they hate their lives being regulated. “Now they will say we need to listen to a lullaby (搖籃曲) to go to sleep.” said Rajiv, an electronics student.
1.According to the text, the students addicted to the Internet in IIT-Mumbai are likely to ______.
A. perform well in studiesB. participate in social activities
C. know their classmates better D. feel lonely and even suicidal
2.The underlined word “dysfunctional” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “______”.
A. unpopular B. meaningful C. abnormal D. exciting
3.What measures have been taken in IIT?Mumbai?
A. Students must go to bed before 11 p.m.
B. Students are forbidden to surf the Internet on campus.
C. Students have unlimited free Internet access in their dormitories.
D. Internet access is unavailable in deep night in boarding buildings.
4.We may infer from the last paragraph that ______.
A. all electronics students hate the banning order
B. some students complain about the banning order
C. there is no Internet access on the IIT campus ever since
D. more students prefer listening to music to surfing the Internet
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As many as 4 out of every 1,000 infants born today have permanent hearing loss. When parents learn that their child has hearing loss, they are faced with many difficult decisions. These decisions can include choosing therapies and schools, as well as finding financial help for hearing aids or cochlear implants (人工耳蝸). Help Me Hear Foundation is a public charity that gives the gift of hearing to deaf children from families existing on very low incomes around the world. The foundation offers life-changing services for impoverished families, and provides real help for children with hearing impairment who may otherwise be left behind in schools or society due to their lack of hearing.
Help Me Hear Foundation believes that a child’s first years of development are critical. Being able to hear is vital to human, and Help Me Hear Foundation seeks to provide a positive lasting impression on society through its programs. Help Me Hear Foundation has many goals, including relieving the burden on communities with hearing-impaired infants and children, and strengthening the social structure of families and neighborhoods.
Recipients of Help Me Hear Foundation’s benefits receive state-of-the-art hearing devices that otherwise would cost thousands of dollars per child over the course of their lifetime. The Foundation raises money through donations for hearing aids and cochlear implants, which saves recipients and their families on average over $50,000 on related expenses.
The Foundation tries to be a transparent charity, and wants to be a catalyst for allowing deaf and hearing-impaired children to develop in a typical fashion alongside their peers.
Needy families can obtain information on specific services, and find out about deafness education by visiting the Help Me Hear Foundation’s website. The website offers helpful information on how hearing aids work, and how hearing aids ease many of the learning and language challenges that hearing-impaired children deal with on a daily basis.
1.Help Me Hear Foundation was probably set up to _____.
A. build schools for deaf children
B. research deaf children’s behavior
C. protect deaf children from being ignored
D. offer real help to poor deaf children
2.We learn from the text that _____.
A. the local government is in charge of the foundation
B. the work of the foundation depends on donations
C. even blind children can turn to the foundation
D. poor deaf African children cannot get help from the foundation
3.Visit the foundation’s website, and you will learn about _____.
A. the function of hearing aids
B. the specific services the foundation needs
C. the challenges that children face every day
D. the prices of a variety of hearing aids
4.For whom is the text most probably written?
A. Poor parents who have deaf children.
B. Doctors who want to improve skills.
C. Students who cannot see the blackboard clearly.
D. Teachers who have deaf children in their class.
5.The author writes the text mainly to _____.
A. tell how to avoid permanent hearing loss
B. explain how hard a life deaf children live
C. introduce Help Me Hear Foundation
D. advise people to give money to Help Me Hear Foundation
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As is reported, it will be more than 20 years ________ humans are able to walk on Mars.
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Carelessness always contributes _______ car accidents. Therefore, drivers are advised to concentrate their attention _______ driving.
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